Posted by
Eric Coggins on Thursday, April 26, 2007 2:20:45 AM
What is a good definition of government? Government is the official authoritative body of a locality, state, or country given the task of protecting its citizenry and regulating their activities in order to facilitate an atmosphere in which each member has the freedom and opportunity to thrive at their optimum level. It is not the role of government to make it happen but only to provide the framework by which it could happen.
Given this definition of government, what is the role of government? I believe the role of government is to insure an atmosphere in which each member of its citizenry has the opportunity to thrive at their optimum potential. Once again I do not believe it is the role of government to make every member of its citizenry equal in every way but only to provide equal opportunity for each member to reach their highest potential. Each individual member has a personal responsibility to take advantage of those opportunities as they come.